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China making Detroit automakers 'underdogs' with huge EV push, experts warn

• China will build 30 million cars this year and is pursuing dominance across the global electric vehicle industry, including the U.S. market.
• That’s making Detroit automakers ‘underdogs’ and threatens Michigan’s dominant industry, experts warned at Mackinac Policy Conference.
• China’s push to own the new electric vehicle market poses both economic and national security concerns for the U.S., they said.